Binga Dam

Binga Dam
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Official name	Binga Hydroelectric Power Plant[1]
Location	Brgy. Tinongdan, Itogon, Benguet
Coordinates	16°24′00″N 120°43′30″E
Construction began	August 1956[2]
Opening date	May 1960[2]
Construction cost	$ 18.50 Million (at current price)
Owner(s)	National Power Corporation[2] SN Aboitiz Power‑Benguet, Inc.
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Storage, Earth and Rock fill
Impounds	Agno River
Height	107.37 metres (352.3 ft)
Length	215 metres (705 ft)
Spillway type	Tainter radial Gates, motor driven Hoist, Chain lift Type
Reservoir
Total capacity	87.44 million cubic meters
Maximum water depth	193 metres (633 ft)
Power Station
Turbines	4 units, Francis Vertical Shaft
Installed capacity	140 MW

Binga Dam is a dam in Agno River connected to a hydroelectric power plant situated at Barrio Binga, Barangay Tinongdan in the municipality of Itogon in Benguet province of the Philippines.

The dam was constructed in August 1956 and opened in May 1960 under the government-owned National Power Corporation (NAPOCOR), three years after its sister facility, the Ambuklao Dam. It is located 31 kilometres (19 mi) southeast of Baguio and 19 kilometres (12 mi) downstream of Ambuklao Dam within the Upper Agno River Basin Resource Reserve.[2][3] Improvement of the dam is ongoing, after it received heavy damage during the 1990 Luzon earthquake, and its installed capacity of 100 MW is being upgraded to 140MW.[4]

The Binga facility was constructed in 1956 for power generation and flood control. The dam and other non-power components are owned by the government through the National Power Corporation.[2]

Binga Hydro

On November 28, 2007, SNAP-Benguet won the public bid for Binga hydro and its neighboring power facility Ambuklao, which were sold as a package under the power sector privatization program of the Philippine government. It took over operations on July 10, 2008. Only the power components were privatized while the dams remain government-owned.

SNAP-Benguet is a joint venture between SN Power of Norway and Aboitiz Power Corporation of the Philippines.[5]

In 2010, Binga underwent refurbishment to increase its capacity from 100 MW to 125 MW. The project was completed in July 2013. In 2014, Binga underwent uprating work and increased its capacity to 140 MW.[6]

Binga hydro operates as a peaking plant and is also capable of providing ancillary services needed to stabilize the grid.

References

1. Catajan, Maria Elena (September 3, 2013). "Power Firm Ups Binga Dam Capacity to 125MW". Sun.Star Baguio. Archived from the original on February 10, 2015. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
2. "Binga Dam". National Power Corporation. Archived from the original on April 27, 2015. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
3. "Binga Dam". nwin.nwrb.gov.ph. Retrieved February 20, 2012.^[permanent dead link‍]
4. Zambrano, Joseph B. (November 17, 2011). "Binga Dam Undergoes Rehabilitation". Baguio News. Archived from the original on July 19, 2012. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
5. "Binga Hydroelectric Power Plant". SN Aboitiz. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
6. "SN Aboitiz's Binga Plant Gets Amended COC". mb.com.ph. Retrieved January 15, 2016.^[permanent dead link‍]